New haven for A&E staff thanks to WISHH Charity donations
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18th March 2021
A hospital team who spend their days and nights dealing with the urgent and unexpected have had their break area transformed thanks to charitable donations. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s emergency care team, whose work is currently the subject of Channel 5 series A&E After Dark, are more used to designing care plans than staff rooms. Refurbishment of the ED staff room But since Hull Hospital’s official charity WISHH launched its ‘Covid-19 Appeal’ to … Read More
SMART lighting for Hull’s hospitals to improve air quality
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18th March 2021
More than 20,000 light fittings are to be replaced at Hull’s hospitals as part of an environmental quest to reduce deaths caused by air pollution. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is working towards a government target to become carbon neutral by 2040. Now, every light fitting at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital as well as the trust’s smaller hospital sites around the city is to be replaced with SMART LED lighting after … Read More
Thanks for supporting women giving birth in a pandemic
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17th March 2021
Staff on Hull’s Labour Ward have been thanked for their work to support women giving birth during a pandemic. Now, Labour Ward Matron Angela Rymer is thanking midwives, midwifery assistants, medics, housekeeper, hygienist, cleaning and health care staff on the Labour Ward at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital for providing the best possible care to women and their families since the start of the pandemic. She said: “The team on Labour Ward have always been … Read More
Tracey back on frontline after Covid-19 vaccination
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16th March 2021
She spent five months inside her home, not able to even step outside, because she was so vulnerable to Covid-19. But Perioperative Support Worker Tracey Dennison was desperate to be part of her team helping patients undergoing surgery at Hull Royal Infirmary. Now, after becoming the first member of staff at Hull Royal to receive both doses of the vaccine, Tracey is back where she wants to be, helping her team and looking after her … Read More
Ward 16 thanked as staff are redeployed four times during pandemic
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15th March 2021
A ward sister is sending heartfelt thanks to her team after they were redeployed from their usual hospital roles four times during the pandemic. Nursing, medical and support staff on Ward 16 at Castle Hill Hospital have stepped forward to work on special wards assigned for patients with the virus. Now, with the team still caring for patients with the virus, ward sister Melanie Jopling has praised her team for remaining positive throughout the pandemic. … Read More